U.S. stock futures rose as investors reacted to signs of limited but positive progress in diplomatic talks aimed at de-escalating tensions in the Middle…
Big Tech faces a historic legal showdown. A major trial over social media addiction has begun and could reshape the technology industry. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a jury for the first time over claims that social media harms young people. His testimony came more than four years after leaked internal documents suggested the company knew its platforms could…
A carnivorous pitcher plant has been found to drug its prey with a chemical nerve agent before digesting it, researchers have discovered. The plant, Nepenthes khasiana, produces a sweet nectar along the rim of its pitcher-shaped traps to attract insects, particularly ants. But the nectar contains a toxic compound called isoshinanolone, which interferes with the insects’ nervous systems, slowing their…
